True happiness is enjoying our own company and learning to live in peace and harmony with our body, mind, and soul.
We don't need other people or material things to be truly happy. Happiness is the consequence of personal effort and living a life of purpose.
Aristotle's Four Levels of Happiness
- Laetus — an Immediate Happiness Gained from Material Objects. Artist Unknown, Solid Gold, 2012. ...
- Felix — Ego Gratification; Happiness from Comparison. Artist Unknown, Inequality, 2018. ...
- Beatitudo — Happiness from Doing Good for Others. ...
- Sublime Beatitudo — Ultimate, Perfect Happiness.
Scientists have found that the three things that make people most happy are
PLEASURE Doing things you enjoy
ENGAGEMENT Being interested in your activities and connected to others
MEANING Feeling like what you do matters.
Meanwhile, WalletHub is now ranking the happiest states in the USA. https://wallethub.com/edu/happiest-states/6959
States are ranked across 30 metrics including unemployment rates, mental health, and commute times.
Utah took the top spot as the happiest state, followed by Hawaii and Maryland. Perhaps if they called it Merryland, it could be ranked higher. We wonder if US Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) is retiring at the end of his current term rather than running for re-election in 2024 has anything to do with their happiness. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/11/mitt-romney-retiri…;
Romney was Massachusetts Governor and the 2012 GOP presidential nominee. The Republican Senator seemingly took a subtle jab at Biden and Trump’s age in his statement. If Trump is blocked from running, we wonder if POTUS Biden will do what POTUS Truman did 70 years ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7d_hRNPuyo
https://wallethub.com/edu/happiest-states/6959
Pillars of happiness
- Rich relationships. Who we surround ourselves with dictates our happiness. ...
- Pursue our dreams and goals. ...
- Service to others. ...
- Good health. ...
- Financial security. ...
- Happy family and friends. ...
- Enjoy what we do for a living.